The Effects of Violence on Peace Processes
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
Published: November 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781929223312
Subjects: Central government policies; Peace studies; Violence in society; Peace; General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Israel; Northern Ireland; Palestine; Republic of South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes; Case studies; Diplomatic negotiations in int; Pacific settlement of internat; Pacific settlement of international disputes; Political violence
First sentence: A PEACE PROCESS CAN BE COMPARED to climbing a mountain, but climbing a mountain range is a better metaphor.
Description: "Violence, especially ethnic violence, is exceptionally hard to extinguish. Cease-fires almost never bring a complete end to the killing, and formal peace agreements are more often than not undone by men unwilling to forsake the gun. As John Darby argues in this treatment of the subject, "even when political violence is ended by a cease-fire, it reappears in other forms to threaten the evolving peace process."".

"Unlike most scholars, Darby focuses on peace processes that have involved actors other than the United Nations. He analyzes the nature and impact of four interrelated kinds of violence: violence by the state, violence by militants, violence in the community, and the emergence of new violence-related issues during negotiations. The author draws out the policy implications and concludes by distilling five propositions on the relationship between violence and peace processes.

In-depth profiles of the five featured cases (Northern Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Israel-Palestine, and the Basque country) provide ample background and enrich understanding."--BOOK JACKET.